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Letters .Pa-tent N 98,315, dated Deccmlier 28,- 1869.

IMPRO'VED HAMES-FASTENER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all who-m tt may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. TILLOU, of Le Roy, in the county of Genesee, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Haines-llztstener; andA Ihereby declare that the following is a full, clear, :md fexact description thereof, which will ennble others skilled in the art to .make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication.

Figure l is n side view of my improved fastener. Figure 2 is a view of the upper side of the same. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Myinvention has forits object vto furnish an -improved fustener, .by means of which the ends of the humes muy he conveniently drawn into place and se eurely held 1nd locked; and l It consists in the fastener, constructed es hereinafter more fully described.

The fastener is niude inthree parts, A, B, and C.

Y The part A is made with a. hook, a', upon its outer end, to hook into the ring, eye, or loop, at the end of one of the haines. The part A is slotted from its other end, to receive the other parts, `und has several holes formed in its slotted end, to receive the pivotingpin,.

so that the fastener muy be lengthened or shortened, as desired.

The part B has a, hook, b, formed upon its outer end, to hook into the ring, eye, or loop, attached to the end of the other heme.

To the other end of the pnrt B is hinged the end of the third part or lever C, `which is pivoted tothe slotted end of the part A, by :t pin, screw, or bolt, passing through ay hole iu the seid pa1'tC,and through one or the other of the holes through the said pnrt A. t

One or the other of the hooks af b' may be provided with n. spring, D, to prevent it from becoming detached from the hzimes, when unf'ztstened.

'.lhe ports A, B, and C are so formed, thnt when fustened, the line of draught muy be in such u direction as to hold the fastener securely locked.

In using the fastener, it is extended, as shown in dotted lilies in fig. l. rlhe hoolis a/bare then hooked upon the hzunes, and the lever C is brought into the position, shown in full lines, in tig. 1, drawing the hooked ends of the parts A B toward euch other, and securely locking the fastener. A

The only etl'ect of u strain upon the lin-mes is to vhold the fastener more firmly locked.

AHaving thus described my invention, A I'claim as new, und desire to secure bv Letters Potent- A llames-fastener, provided with slotted piece A, lmving hook a. at one end, and perform-tions through its sides at the other end, so that the fastener muy be lengt-hened or shortened, 'without changing the leverage, substantially as shown and described..

WILLIAM H. TILLOU. Witnesses AS. F. GUnTrss,

G. G. ELMORE. 

